APRIL 2016
H
business elite canada
13
had proven to be impractical for the mod-
ern family. Everyone was coming in and
leaving at the same time, so rush hours
were difficult on the residents. And with
no community spaces established with-
in, Tunney’s was largely abandoned after
hours.
HOK worked with Public Works and Gov-
ernment Services Canada and other key
stakeholders in Canada’s National Capi-
tal Region for five years. By 2012, HOK’s
master plan had been approved by all lev-
els of government and in 2014 it was also
approved by the National Capital Com-
mission. In phases, Tunney’s Pasture will
eventually see the addition of light rail tran-
sit, multi-use buildings, bicycle lanes, and
much-needed landscape architecture.
“There’s something about the process you
can always glean something out of,” says
Jones. “I enjoy the challenge even when
things look like they’re not going the way
you hoped. It just takes you in a different
direction.”
What we’re finding, in all urban spaces
in Canada, is that as we’re building up
vertically, those spaces on the outside are
precious areas we want to protect.
Bryan Jones, Senior VP and Regional
Leader of Planning
